GLORY 13 Tokyo happens tonight/airs tomorrow, with the big GLORY Welterweight tournament, as well as Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven and a whole hell of a lot more. Here are my picks for GLORY 13 Tokyo's main card.

Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara

Jacoby has seen mixed results since joining up with GLORY, but you can’t count him out after his impressive victories over Brian Collette. When Jacoby got a taste of some of the elite Kickboxers things were rough for him, which makes a matchup with Makoto Uehara a solid one for both men. Uehara has seen a good deal of success and heartbreak in his career, but a win over Jacoby could do a lot for his career right now. I think that Jacoby takes this and Spike TV will rejoice.

Winner: Dustin Jacoby

Joseph Valtellini vs. Raymond Daniels

Ahh yes, youthful power against age and experience. Raymond Daniels has a lot of experience fighting, even if a lot of it doesn’t count towards a pro career, he also uses a more traditional karate style for Kickboxing. Valtellini on the other hand has been on a roll in Kickboxing and looks unstoppable. I think that Daniels puts up a good fight, but Joe takes it.

Winner: Joseph Valtellini

Nieky Holzken vs. Karapet Karapetyan

Karapet is a guy who has fought in a bunch of different weight classes, but this one is probably going to be the best, most comfortable one for him. His win over Stetskurenko is proof enough of just how good Karapetyan can be. With that being said, this division feels tailor made for Nieky Holzken, who finally has a field to test himself against. I think this will be a close battle, but if Nieky can get some body shots in and keep going there the fight is his. This being said, GLORY tournaments have seen their share of upsets, Karapetyan is my pick for the guy who could be the spoiler.

Winner: Nieky Holzken

Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman

I want to be a big Errol Zimmerman fan and I want to believe in him, but his mixed bag of performances keeps me away from that. The last time these guys met Daniel Ghita flattened Zimmerman and since then Ghita has only gotten better as a fighter. I’m not sure that Zimmerman has gotten better as a fighter since then, but that has never been the issue, the issue has always been his conditioning. Did Errol put in the work? We’ll have to wait and see.

Winner: Daniel Ghita

Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven

I feel like I’ve been one of the few people who was actually a fan of Verhoeven before he won the Heavyweight tournament and believed that he could be a great fighter. GLORY 11 was a huge deal for his young career and I think it is only up from there. But, he’s facing Peter Aerts. Peter Aerts may be getting older, he may be getting slower and guys like Tyrone Spong may be able to put him down, but Rico isn’t a KO artist, Rico is a technician who likes to pick away at fighters. Rico’s style and Peter’s style clash, with Peter having more of a chance of knocking Rico out before he “retires” in Japan.

Winner: Peter Aerts

Tournament Final: Nieky Holzen vs. Joseph Valtellini

This one, if it would come to pass, is a tough fight to pick. Both guys are great fighters with their ups and downs, but I’m not sure that we’ve seen enough weakness in either guy to be able to really figure out which one will have an upper-hand. That is pretty exciting. If Joe can keep Nieky from coming inside too close he’ll be able to slowly pick him apart, but if Nieky gets in close it could mean trouble. I still think that Valtellini is smart enough and skilled enough to keep things moving in his direction. I’m not sure I’d call it an upset, but I see him winning.